THE 

YELLOWSTONE 

NATIONAL  PARK 


department  of  the  interior 

Franklin  K.  Lane,  Secretary 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 


OLD  FAITHFUL 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 

The  Great  Falls  of  the  Yellowstone,  Nearly  Twice  as  High  as  Niagara 
Below  these  falls  the  river  enters  the  gorgeously  colored  Grand  Canyon  of  the  Yellowstone 


Copyright,  1906,  by  W.  S.  Berry 


Antelope 


THE  LAND  OF  WONDERS 


Yellowstone  National  Park  s the  largest  and  most  widely  cele- 
brated of  our  national  parks.  It  is  a wooded  wilderness  of  thirty- 
three  hundred  square  miles.  It  contains  more  geysers  than  are 
found  in  the  rest  of  the  world  together.  It  has  innumerable  boil- 
ing springs  whose  steam  mingles  with  the  clouds. 

It  has  many  rushing  rivers  and  large  lakes.  It  has  waterfalls  of  great 
height  and  large  volume.  It  has  fishing  waters  unexcelled. 

It  has  canyons  of  sublimity,  one  of  which  presents  a spectacle  of  broken 
color  unequaled.  It  has  areas  of  petrified  forests  with  trunks  standing.  It 
has  innumerable  wild  animals  which  have  ceased  unduly  to  fear  man;  in  fact, 
it  is  unique  as  a bird  and  animal  sanctuary. 

It  has  great  hotels  and  many  public  camps.  It  has  two  hundred  miles  of 
excellent  roads. 

In  short,  it  is  not  only  the  wonderland  that  common  report  describes;  it  is 
also  the  fitting  playground  and  pleasure  resort  of  a great  people;  it  is  also  the 
ideal  summer  school  of  nature  study. 


Photograph  by  George  R.  King 

The  Upper  Falls  of  the  Yellowstone,  a Few  Miles  Below  Yellowstone  Lake 
Above  these  falls  the  rushing  river  lies  nearly  level  with  surrounding  country;  below  it  begin  the  canyons 


- Photograph  by  George  R.  King 

Crest  of  the  Upper  Falls 

THREEFOLD  PERSONALITY 

HE  Yellowstone  is  associated  in  the  public  mind  with  geysers  only. 
Thousands  even  of  those  who,  watches  in  hand,  have  hustled 
from  sight  to  sight  over  the  usual  stage  schedules,  bring  home 
vivid  impressions  of  little  else. 

There  never  was  a greater  mistake.  Were  there  no  geysers,  the  Yellow- 
stone watershed  alone,  with  its  glowing  canyon,  would  be  worth  the  national 
park.  Were  there  also  no  canyon,  the  scenic  wilderness  and  its  incomparable 
wealth  of  wild-animal  life  would  be  worth  the  national  park. 

The  personality  of  the  Yellowstone  is  threefold.  The  hot-water  manifes- 
tations are  worth  minute  examination,  the  canyon  a contemplative  visit,  the 
park  a summer.  Dunraven  Pass,  Mount  Washburn,  the  canyon  at  Tower 
halls,  Shoshone  Lake,  Sylvan  Pass — these  are  known  to  very  few  indeed. 
See  all  or  you  have  not  seen  the  Yellowstone. 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 

Castle  Well,  One  of  the  Innumerable  Hot  Springs 
These  springs,  whose  marvellously  clear  water  is  a deep  green,  have  an  astonishing  depth 


Photograph  by  Edward  S.  Curtis 

The  Carved  and  Fretted  Terraces  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 
These  great  white  hills,  deposited  and  built  up  by  the  hot  waters,  sometimes  envelope  forest  trees 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 

The  Giant  Geyser,  in  Many  Respects  the  Greatest  of  All 
It  spouts  for  an  hour  at  a time,  the  water  reaching  a height  of  250  feet.  Interval,  six  to  fourteen  days 


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The  Spectacular  Fountain  Geyser,  Seldom  in  Eruption  The  Lively  Riverside  Geyser  Which  Plays  Every  Few  Hours 


Photograph  by  J . E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 

Electric  Peak,  a Superb  Landmark  of  the  North  Side 

MANY-COLORED  CANYON 

ROM  Inspiration  Point,  looking  a thousand  feet  almost  vertically 
down  upon  the  foaming  Yellowstone  River,  and  southward  three 
miles  to  the  Great  Falls,  the  hushed  observer  sees  spread  before 
him  the  most  glorious  kaleidoscope  of  color  he  will  ever  see  in 
nature.  The  steep  slopes  are  inconceivably  carved  by  the  frost  and  the  ero- 
sion of  the  ages.  Sometimes  they  lie  in  straight  lines  at  easy  angles,  from 
which  jut  high  rocky  prominences.  Sometimes  they  seem  carved  from  the 
side  walls.  Here  and  there  jagged  rocky  needles  rise  perpendicularly  like 
groups  of  gothic  spires. 

And  the  whole  is  colored  as  brokenly  and  vividly  as  the  field  of  a kaleido- 
scope. The  whole  is  streaked  and  spotted  and  stratified  in  every  shade  from 
the  deepest  orange  to  the  faintest  lemon,  from  deep  crimson  through  all  the 
brick  shades  to  the  softest  pink,  from  black  through  all  the  grays  and  pearls 
to  glistening  white.  The  greens  are  furnished  by  the  dark  pines  above,  the 
lighter  shades  of  growth  caught  here  and  there  in  soft  masses  on  the  gentler 
slopes  and  the  foaming  green  of  the  plunging  river  so  far  below.  The  blues, 
ever  changing,  are  found  in  the  dome  of  the  sky  overhead. 


Copyright  by  Gifford 

View  from  Mount  Washburn  Showing  Yellowstone  Lake  in  Distance 
The  northern  east  side  is  a country  of  striking  and  romantic  scenery  made  accessible  by  excellent  roads 


Copyright  by  Gifford 


^Trouting  in  the  Yellowstone  River 

One  of  the  great  trout  rivers  of  the  world.  The  fish  run  large.  They  are  taken  with  spoon  and  fly 


Copyright  by  J . Ll.  tl  dynes , St.  Pdul 

Standing  upon  Artist’s  Point,  Which  Pushes  Out  Almost  Over  the  Foaming  River  a 

You  into  the  Most  Glorious 


ousand  Feet  Below,  the  Incomparable  Canyon  of  the  Yellowstone  Widens  Before 
iof  Color  You  Will  Ever  See  in  Nature 


Copyright  by  S.  N.  Leek 

Thirty  Thousand  Elk  Roam  This  Sanctuary  Wilderness 


Photograph  by  Schlechten, 

It  Is  the  Natural  Home  of  the  Celebrated  Bighorn,  the  Rocky-Mountain  Sheep 


Photograph  by  G.  Swanson 

Deer  Make  Unexpected  Silhouettes  at  Frequent  Intervals 


greatest  animal  refuge 

IE  Yellowstone  National  Park  is  by  far  the  largest  and  most  suc- 
cessful wild-animal  preserve  in  the  world.  Since  it  was  estab- 
lished in  1872  hunting  has  been  strictly  prohibited,  and  elk,  bear, 
deer  of  several  kinds,  antelope,  bison,  moose,  and  bighorn  mountain 
sheep  roam  the  plains  and  mountains  in  large  numbers.  Thirty  thousand  elk, 
for  instance,  live  in  the  park.  Antelope,  nearly  extinct  elsewhere,  here  abound. 

These  animals  have  long  since  ceased  to  fear  man  as  wild  animals  do  every- 
where except  in  our  national  parks.  While  few  tourists  see  them  who  follow 
the  beaten  roads  in  the  everlasting  sequence  of  stages,  those  who  linger  in  the 
glorious  wilderness  see  them  in  an  abundance  that  fairly  astonishes. 


Photograph  by  S.  N.  Leek 

In  Winter  When  the  Snows  Are  Deep  Park  Rangers  Leave  Hay  in 

Convenient  Spots 


Photograph  by  Edward  S.  Curtis 

There  Are  Two  Prosperous  Herds  of  Bison,  or  Buffalo,  Both  Increasing  Rapidly.  The  Wild  Herd  Has  Developed  from  a Few  Animals 
Which  Broke  Through  the  Tame  Herd  Corral  Some  Years  Ago  and  Sought  Refuge  in  the  Eastern  Wilderness 


ANIMALS  REALLY  AT  HOME 


Photograph  by  Edward  S.  Curtis 

Unlike  the  Grizzly,  the  Brown  Bear  Climbs  Trees  Quickly  and  Easily 


|ERY  different,  indeed,  from  the  beasts  of  the  after-dinner  story 
and  the  literature  of  adventure  are  the  wild  animals  of  the  Yel- 
lowstone. Never  shot  at,  never  pursued,  they  are  comparatively 
as  fearless  as  song-birds  nestling  in  the  homestead  trees. 

Wilderness  bears  cross  the  road  without  haste  a few  yards  ahead  of  the 
solitary  passer-by,  and  his  accustomed  horses  jog  on  undisturbed.  Deer  by 
scores  lift  their  antlered  heads  above  near  thickets  to  watch  his  passing.  Elk 
scarcely  slow  their  cropping  of  forest  grasses.  Even  the  occasional  moose, 
straying  far  from  his  southern  wilderness,  scarcely  quickens  his  long  lope. 
Herds  of  antelope  on  near-by  hills  watch  but  hold  their  own. 

Only  the  grizzly  and  the  mountain  sheep,  besides  the  predatory  beasts,  still 
hide  in  the  fastnesses.  But  the  mountain  sheep  loses  fear  and  joins  the  others 
in  winters  of  heavy  snow  when  park  rangers  scatter  hay  by  the  roadside. 


Photograph  by  S.  N.  Leek. 


THE  PARADISE  OF  ANGLERS 

dE  Yellowstone  is  a land  of  splendid  rivers.  Three  watersheds 
find  their  beginnings  within  its  borders.  From  Yellowstone  Lake 
flows  north  the  rushing  Yellowstone  River  with  its  many  tribu- 
taries; from  Shoshone,  Lewis,  and  Heart  Lakes  flows  south  the 
Snake  River;  and  in  the  western  slopes  rise  the  Madison  and  its  many  tribu- 
taries. All  are  trout  waters  of  high  degree. 

The  native  trout  of  this  region  is  the  famous  cutthroat.  The  grayling  is 
native  in  the  Madison  River  and  its  tributaries.  Others  have  been  planted. 

Besides  the  stream  fishing,  which  is  unsurpassed,  the  lakes,  particularly  cer- 
tain small  ones,  afford  admirable  sport. 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 

A Big  Trout  from  Shoshone  Lake 


The  game  cutthroat  is  the  commonest  trout  in  the  Yellowstone,  but  there  are  six  other  varieties 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes 

Cutthroats  from  One  to  Three  or  Four  Pounds  Are  Taken  in  Large  Numbers 
at  the  Yellowstone  Lake  Outlet 


Copyright  by  Gifford 

Young  Pelicans  on  Pelican  Island  in  Yellowstone  Lake 
The  Yellowstone  pelicans  are  very  large  and  pure  white,  a picturesque  feature  of  the  park 


Photograph  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 


Old  Faithful  Inn 


Copyright  by  J.  E.  Haynes,  St.  Paul 


The  Mammoth  Hotel 


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The  Lake  Hotel 


Three  of  the  Five  Large  Hotels  in  the  Yellowstone  National  Park 


Photograph  by  Shiplers,  Salt  Lake  City 

There  Are  Also  More  Than  a Dozen  Large  Public  Camps 


LIVING  in  the  YELLOWSTONE 

park  has  entrances  on  all  four  sides.  Three  have  railroad  con- 
tions;  the  southern  entrance,  by  way  of  Jackson’s  Hole  and 
:t  the  jagged  snowy  Tetons,  is  available  for  vehicles.  The  roads 
m all  entrances  enter  a central  belt  road  which  makes  a large 
circuit  connecting  places  of  special  interest. 

Five  large  hotels  are  located  at  points  convenient  for  seeing  the  sights,  and 
are  supplemented  by  a dozen  or  more  public  camps  at  modest  prices. 

Transportation  companies  make  the  circuit  on  schedules  which  carry  the 
hurried  visitor  around  the  park  in  five  days. 

But  the  day  of  the  unhurried  visitor  has  dawned.  If  you  want  to  enjoy 
your  Yellowstone,  if,  indeed,  you  want  even  to  see  it,  you  should  make  your 
minimum  twice  five  days;  two  weeks  is  better;  a month  is  ideal. 

Spend  the  additional  time  at  the  canyon  and  on  the  trails.  See  the  lake 
and  the  pelicans.  Visit  Shoshone  Lake.  Climb  Mount  Washburn.  Spend  a 
day  at  Tower  Falls.  See  Fort  Yellowstone  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs.  Hunt 
wild  animals  with  a camera.  Stay  with  the  wilderness  and  it  will  repay  you  a 
thousandfold.  Fish  a little,  study  nature  in  her  myriad  wealth — and  live. 

The  Yellowstone  National  Park  is  ideal  for  camping  out.  When  people  rea- 
lize this  it  should  quickly  become  the  most  lived  in,  as  it  already  is  one  of  the 
most  livable,  of  all  our  national  parks.  Remember  that  the  Yellowstone  is  yours. 


Copyright  by  S.  N.  Leek 

The  South  Entrance  Is  Near  the  Lordly  Teton  Range,  Just  Over  the  Boundary 


Photograph  by  S.  N.  Leek 


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THE  NATIONAL  PARKS  AT  A GLANCE 


Arranged  chronologically  in  the  order  of  their  creation 
[Number,  14;  Total  Area,  7,290  Square  Miles] 


NATIONAL  PARK 
and  Date 

LOCATION 

AREA 

in 

square 

miles 

DISTINCTIVE  CHARACTERISTICS 

Hot  Springs  Reser- 
vation 
1832 

Middle 

Arkansas 

I X 

46  hot  springs  possessing  curative  properties — Many  hotels 
and  boarding-houses  in  adjacent  city  of  Hot  Springs — 
bath-houses  under  public  control. 

Yellowstone 

1872 

North- 

western 

Wyoming 

3,348 

More  geysers  than  in  all  rest  of  world  together — Boiling 
springs — Mud  volcanoes — Petrified  forests — Grand  Canyon 
of  the  Yellowstone,  remarkable  for  gorgeous  coloring — 
Large  lakes — Many  large  streams  and  waterfalls- -Vast 
wilderness  inhabited  by  deer,  elk,  bison,  moose,  antelope, 
bear,  mountain  sheep,  beaver,  etc.,  constituting  greatest 
wild  bird  and  animal  preserve  in  world — Altitude  6,000  to 
11,000  feet — Exceptional  trout  fishing. 

Yosemite 

1890 

Middle 

eastern 

California 

1,125 

Valley  of  world-famed  beauty — Lofty  cliffs — Romantic  vistas 
— Many  waterfalls  of  extraordinary  height — 3 groves  of 
big  trees — High  Sierra — Large  areas  of  snowy  peaks — 
Waterwheel  falls — Good  trout  fishing. 

Sequoia 

1890 

Middle 

eastern 

California 

237 

The  Big  Tree  National  Park — 12,000  sequoia  trees  over  10  feet 
in  diameter,  some  25  to  36  feet  in  diameter — Towering 
mountain  ranges — Startling  precipices — Fine  trout  fishing. 

General  Grant 
1890 

Middle 

eastern 

California 

4 

Created  to  preserve  the  celebrated  General  Grant  Tree,  35 
feet  in  diameter — six  miles  from  Sequoia  National  Park  and 
under  same  management. 

Mount  Rainier 
1899 

West 

central 

Washington 

324 

Largest  accessible  single-peak  glacier  system — 28  glaciers, 
some  of  large  size — Forty-eight  square  miles  of  glacier, 
fifty  to  five  hundred  feet  thick — Remarkable  sub-alpine 
wild-flower  fields. 

Crater  Lake 
1902 

South- 

western 

Oregon 

249 

Lake  of  extraordinary  blue  in  crater  of  extinct  volcano,  no 
inlet,  no  outlet — Sides  1,000  feet  high — Interesting  lava  for- 
mations— Fine  trout  fishing. 

Mesa  Verde 
1906 

South- 

western 

Colorado 

77 

Most  notable  and  best-preserved  prehistoric  cliff  dwellings  in 
United  States,  if  not  in  the  world. 

Platt 

1906 

Southern 

Oklahoma 

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Sulphur  and  other  springs  possessing  curative  properties — 
Under  Government  regulations. 

Glacier 

1910 

North- 

western 

Montana 

1,534 

Rugged  mountain  region  of  unsurpassed  Alpine  character — 
250  glacier-fed  lakes  of  romantic  beauty — 60  small  glaciers 
— Peaks  of  unusual  shape — Precipices  thousands  of  feet 
deep — Almost  sensational  scenery  of  marked  individuality 
— Fine  trout  fishing. 

Rocky  Mountain 
19  IS 

North 

middle 

Colorado 

358 

Heart  of  the  Rockies — Snowy  range,  peaks  11,000  to  14,250 
feet  altitude — Remarkable  records  of  glacial  period. 

National  Parks  of  less  popular  interest  are: 

Sully’s  Hill,  1904,  North  Dakota Wooded  hilly  tract  on  Devil’s  Lake. 

Wind  Cave,  1903,  South  Dakota Large  natural  cavern. 

Casa  Grande  Ruin,  1892,  Arizona Prehistoric  Indian  ruin. 


HOWTO  REACH  THENATIONAI,  PARKS 


UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS-URBAN  A 


NATIONAL  PARKS 


PRINCIPAL  RAILROAD  CONNECTIONS 


The  map  shows  the  location  of  all  of  our  National  Parks  and  their  principal  railroad  connections. 
The  traveler  may  work  out  his  routes  to  suit  himself.  Low  round-trip  excursion  fares  to  the 
American  Rocky  Mountain  region  and  Pacific  Coast  may  be  availed  of  in  visiting  the  National 
Parks  during  their  respective  seasons,  thus  materially  reducing  the  cost  of  the  trip.  Trans- 
continental through  trains  and  branch  lines  make  the  Parks  easy  of  access  from  all  parts  of  the 
United  States.  For  schedules  and  excursion  fares  to  and  between  the  National  Parks  write  to  the 
Passenger  Departments  of  the  railroads  which  appear  on  the  above  map,  as  follows: 

Arizona  Eastern  Railroad  - --  --  --  --  --  --  --  Tucson,  Ariz. 

Atchison,  Topeka  & Santa  Fe  Railway  ------  - 1119  Railway  Exchange,  Chicago,  111. 

Chicago  & North  Western  Railway  - - - - - - - 226  West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Co.  - 547  West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Chicago,  Milwaukee  & St.  Paul  Railway  -------  Railway  Exchange,  Chicago,  111. 

Colorado  and  Southern  Railway  -------  Railway  Exchange  Building,  Denver,  Colo. 

Denver  & Rio  Grande  Railroad  Co.  - - - - - - - Equitable  Building,  Denver,  Colo. 

Great  Northern  Railway  -----  Railroad  Building,  Fourth  and  Jackson  Streets,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Gulf,  Colorado  & Santa  Fe  Railway  - --  --  --  --  --  Galveston,  Texas. 

Illinois  Central  Railroad  - --  --------  - Central  Station,  Chicago,  111. 

Missouri  Pacific  Railway  - --  --  --  - Railway  Exchange  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Northern  Pacific  Railway  - Railroad  Building,  Fifth  and  Jackson  Streets,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  & Salt  Lake  Railroad  - Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Southern  Pacific  Company  - --  --  --  --  Flood  Building,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Union  Pacific  System  ------  Garland  Building,  58  East  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Wabash  Railway  - --  --  --  --  --  Railway  Exchange  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Western  Pacific  Railway  - --  --  --  --  - Mills  Building,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

For  information  about  sojourning  and  traveling  within  the  National  Parks  write  to  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Interior  for  the  Information  circular  of  the  Park  or  Parks  in  which  you  are  interested. 


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REMEMBER  THAT 

YELLOWSTONE  BELONGS  TO  YOU 

IT  IS  ONE  OF  THE  GREAT  NATIONAL  PLAYGROUNDS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  PEOPLE 
FOR  WHOM  IT  IS  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  INTERIOR 


mtS  OF  CHARLRS  SCRIBNER'S  SONS,  NRW  YORK 


